City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · May 23, 2022
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes
May 23, 2022, 1:00 PM
Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Michael Lilliquist, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens https://cob.org/council
Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Council Standing Committee Meeting
Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee
sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and,
when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the
Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of
Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not
members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings.
Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the
evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below:
Public Works and Natural Resources
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens
23352 1. Wildfire Risk Reduction Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom p. 3
Conservation District
Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the Wildfire Risk Reduction
Interlocal Agreement with the Whatcom Conservation District.
Eric Johnston, Public Works Director, and Clare Fogelsong, Public Works Policy
Manager, presented a new Interlocal Agreement with the Whatcom
Conservation District, which will mitigate wildfire risk as part of work to protect
the Lake Whatcom Watershed.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
23353 2. Bid Award for Padden Creek Improvements 24th to 30th, EN055, BID p. 9
#15B-2022
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Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of BID #15B-2022.
Chad Schulhauser, Assistant Director, Public Works-Engineering and Renee
LaCroix, Assistant Director, Public Works-Natural Resources, presented on the
Padden Creek 24th-30th Street Restoration Project.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:18PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Agenda
May 23, 2022, 1:00 PM
Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Michael Lilliquist, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens https://cob.org/council
Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Council members will participate in this meeting remotely through an online web-based
meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at meetings
is not required at this time.
Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on
the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. Meetings are also broadcast in high
definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10.
Members of the public who do not have cable or Internet access may listen to the meeting via
telephone. Members of the public who would like to listen by phone can do so using any of the
following phone numbers:
(253) 215-8782
(346) 248-7799
(669) 900-6833
(301) 715-8592
(312) 626-6799
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 933 2687 3296
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Call to Order
Council Standing Committee Meeting
Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee
sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and,
when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the
Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of
Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not
members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings.
Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the
evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below:
Public Works and Natural Resources
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens
23352 1. Wildfire Risk Reduction Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom p. 3
Conservation District
23353 2. Bid Award for Padden Creek Improvements 24th to 30th, EN055, BID p. 9
#15B-2022
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the
supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon
prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live
at https://cob.org/btv on the internet as they occur.
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Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available, and a receiver may be checked out
through the Deputy City Clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations,
contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you.
Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, June 6, 2022
Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda
packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.
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